The incidence of advanced breast cancer among younger women, ages 25 to 39, may have increased slightly over the last three decades, according to a study released Tuesday. But more research is needed to verify the finding, which was based on an analysis of statistics, the study’s authors said. They do not know what may have caused the apparent increase. Some outside experts questioned...
BP Executive Testifies That Rig Explosion Was Known Risk
Label: BusinessNEW ORLEANS — On the first day of testimony in the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill trial, BP’s top executive for North American operations at the time of the disaster acknowledged on Tuesday that a well explosion had been identified as a risk before it happened. “There was a risk identified for a blowout,” said Lamar McKay, the former president of BP America and current chief executive in charge...
Feb
25
California braces for impending cuts from federal sequestration
Label: World California's defense industry is bracing for a $3.2-billion hit with the federal budget cuts that are expected to take effect...
Samsung Galaxy S IV to Launch March 14
Label: Technology Samsung will unveil its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, in New York on March 14.The consumer electronics giant alerted the press by e-mail on Monday, inviting them to Radio City Music Hall for the big event. The mid-March launch has been rumored since September, a mere three months after the Galaxy S III went on sale in the United States, and it’s coming...
Global Health: After Measles Success, Rwanda to Get Rubella Vaccine
Label: HealthRwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
Little Clarity in Italian Vote, Aside from Anger
Label: BusinessItalians Head to the Polls: Italians voted Sunday and Monday in a general election that is being closely watched to see whether a clear winner will emerge.ROME — Italian voters delivered a rousing anti-austerity message and a strong rebuke to the existing political order in national elections on Monday, plunging the country into political paralysis after results failed to produce a clear winner. ...
Feb
24
Afghanistan leader accuses U.S. special forces of torture
Label: World KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday ordered U.S. special forces troops to cease operations in a strategic...
Wired Space Photo of the Day: Glowing Gas in Omega Nebula
Label: TechnologyThis image is a colour composite of the Omega Nebula (M 17) made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 4.7 x 3.7 degrees. Image: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin. [high-resolution]Caption: ...
The Texas Tribune: Advocates Seek Mental Health Changes, Including Power to Detain
Label: HealthMatt Rainwaters for Texas MonthlyThe Sherman grave of Andre Thomas’s victims. SHERMAN — A worried call from his daughter’s boyfriend sent Paul Boren rushing to her apartment on the morning of March 27, 2004. He drove the eight blocks to her apartment, peering into his neighbors’ yards, searching for Andre Thomas, Laura Boren’s estranged husband. Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by...
Many Cruise Ship Lack Backup Power Systems, Vexing Regulators
Label: BusinessDenis Poroy/Associated PressThe Carnival Splendor cruise ship was towed into San Diego Bay in 2010, after a fire destroyed its electrical systems. It is becoming a familiar tale: When the cruise ship was towed into port, the endless hours for passengers of sleeping on deck and going without electricity or toilets were finally over. “It was really hell,” said Bernice Spreckman, who is 77 and...
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